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Waging War in Washington – A UCSB Student’s Application for United States Drug Czar

January 10, 2001 by David Downs

Let me begin my application for United States Drug Czar by saying that these are dark, dark days, Mr. Bush, and you know it.
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Reader’s Voice -[Re]vision I.V. Fails to Meet Student Needs

January 10, 2001 by Staff

Ah, the joy of living in Isla Vista. I don't know about you, but I enjoy the potholes, the noise and the terrible food places that lovely I.V. provides.
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Devil’s Advocate – Why Prime Time Televison Lacks the Courage of Its Convictions (Staff Ed)

January 9, 2001 by Staff

Networks caught off guard by the overwhelming success of last year's extreme shows like CBS's "Survivor" and Fox's "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?" are scrambling to outdo...
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Seashore Designation Best Option for Gaviota Coast

January 9, 2001 by Nathan Post

Bob Keats, the founder of the Gaviota Coast Conservancy, made a rather good point recently regarding a national seashore designation for the Gaviota Coast.
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UCNY Allows Students a Bite Out of Big Apple

January 8, 2001 by Mel Fabi

Were you one of the lucky ones that counted down to the new year in New York City?
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On the Road Again – There Is No Place Like Home

January 8, 2001 by Ted Andersen

Vacations have always been a time for relaxation - freedom from school, work, pressure and troubles. After answering the familial holiday student quiz (How's school? When do you graduate? What are you...
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Bah Humbug

December 7, 2000 by Brendan Buhler

Bears hibernate all winter long, snug and safe from the outside world. Bears are lucky bastards.
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‘Generation Z’ Goes Up in Flames, Begs for More

December 7, 2000 by David Downs

"Never mind the gibberish of Mystics & Astrologers, this is the Generation that was born into the Richest Economy in the history of the world. They were born rich & Powerful, the certifiable Aris...
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Beach Bargaining (Staff Ed)

December 5, 2000 by Staff

Around the turn of the century, William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, the most powerful newspaper editors in America, decided to use their respective publications to instigate the Spanish-Ameri...
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Anniversary Celebrates Year of Activism

December 5, 2000 by Harley Augustino

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the "Battle in Seattle," when 50,000 labor, environmental and human rights activists took to the streets to protest the World Trade Organization for i...
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Accuracy Is Paramount in Presidential Election

December 5, 2000 by Staff

Letter to the Editor
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Porn Starlet

December 5, 2000 by Staff

Letter to the Editor
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Student Actors Insist Show Must Go On

December 1, 2000 by Peter Marshall Smith

If you were in class Tuesday morning in Girvetz Theater, your lecture was delayed because of technical difficulties. That was one person's fault. His name is Matthew Weinglass, a senior in the BFA The...
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Developer’s Designs Do Not Calculate

December 1, 2000 by Henry Sarria

Math is a wonderful little tool that we often take for granted. It truly is the language of science and logic. Centuries of proofs have shown us that the simpler the math model, the more it tends to p...
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